Ghana defender Abdul Baba Rahman has returned to German club Schalke 04 in an 18-month loan deal from Chelsea, Goal can confirm.
The 23-year-old, who recently recovered from a knee injury sustained in January 2017 while on national duty with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations, passed his medical at the Veltins-Arena on Friday.
@ChelseaFC left-back Baba Rahman has joined German side @Schalke 04 in a one-and-half-year deal.
— Evans Gyamera-Antwi (@ashesgyamera) January 26, 2018
He is expected back at Chelsea in the Summer of 2019.#Congrats @Donsummer17 pic.twitter.com/GYWIHoyrLF
Baba was linked with a loan move to Premier League sides Everton and Newcastle United as well as Turkish outfits Galatasaray and Fenerbahce but he opted to return to German after he was promised more playing time by Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco, according to reports.
The former Augsburg star initially joined Schalke in a loan deal during the 2016-17 season and made 21 appearances for the German side, scoring one goal and providing one assist.